HLTHAGE 3N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Psychological Science, Positive Psychology
11 Sep 2018
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The basis of positive mental health - september 10th. Identify and define the elements of adult development and aging models* Identify and define components of several theoretical perspectives of adult development and aging that contribute to positive mental health in later life (successful aging, selective optimization with compensation, resilient/optimal aging, stereotypical threat, positive psychology) Successful aging (three criteria for success: freedom from disease and disability, high cognitive and physical functioning, active engagement with life. Criticisms: leaves many older adults out, success rates depend on income, consideration of resilience in the face of disability and disease, missing voices (how someone subjectively defines well-being is more important) Process to achieve successful aging related to how people manage gains and losses. No outcome, focuses more on the processes that people engage in to maximize their gains and minimize losses: selection - developing and committing to personal goals, optimization with compensation - the means for achieving those goals.
